The network has settled with more than 1 million people who logged into the MyChart system between Oct. 27, 2020, and Oct. 27 ...

A federal court judge signed off on a settlement to a class action lawsuit against the University of Rochester Medical Center ...

Screen grab of the Praia Health home page. New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the startup on Tuesday announced ...

Health literacy plays a key role in patient engagement, and it may contribute to wider health disparities among older adults.

Patient portals make accessing medical records more convenient but can be tough on older patients who are technology deficient.

Between in-person or telehealth appointments, portals can offer information about self-care and healthy habits and be a vehicle for reporting patient health indicators, among other things, one expert ...

Older Americans are increasingly likely to log into "patient portals" to access their healthcare information -- but confidence levels vary.

Many older adults use various types of digital health technology, but patient portals top the list, a new survey finds.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, use of patient portals to access health records was steadily increasing. Most people used computers to look at their records. More and more people are also using ...

A new study found that portal users had higher knowledge about their disease, higher ratings of current health, and lower disease-related stress.

Hospitals are developing or expanding patient portals to give patients better access to their personal medical records, according to several news reports.

More patient portals and electronic health records should enable users to create "proxy" accounts for nurses and home aids to prevent unintentional sharing of personal health details, researchers ...